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A Des Moines Derby Dames player laces up her skates before a bout.

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1. Brew, bike and 'Back to the Future'

• Explore Iowa’s malt­iest and hoppiest brews as the Iowa Brewers Guild hosts the Iowa Craft Brew Festival from 2 to 5 p.m. on the Locust Street Bridge downtown. Attendees will be able to sample more than 200 craft brews from 30 Iowa breweries along with regional and national microbrews. $35, or $5 for designated drivers.

• Take in one of the finest films of the ’80s as “Back to the Future” is shown outside the Science Center of Iowa, 401 W. Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway, as part of the Cinema Under the Stars series. The event begins at 7 p.m. with snacks, beer, wine and mixed drinks on the Science Center patio. At dusk the film will be projected on the side of the SCI building (or inside if it rains). Free.

• El Bait Shop hosts the 2013 Moonlight Classic, a 10-mile bike ride kicking off at 9:30 p.m. at the beer-focused bar, 200 S.W. Second St. The Moonlight Classic will take riders around downtown. Local band Infuzion will play. Bike and helmet lighting, along with costumes, are strongly encouraged. The money raised will go to Orchard Place. $25.

2. W.A.R., Walnut and Derby Dames

• If a 10-mile ride isn’t intense enough for you, The W.A.R. Bicycle Bar Crawl will cover 38 miles through Waukee, Adel and Redfield along the Raccoon River Trail. Sign up starts at 9 a.m. at Mickey’s Irish Pub, 50 S.E. Laurel St., with the ride starting at 10 a.m. The $20 entry fee includes a free breakfast burrito and $2 beers at all stops. Proceeds benefit Variety– The Children’s Charity.

• The Downtown Community Alliance hosts Welcome Back to Walnut Street from 3 to 9 p.m. on Walnut between Fifth and Sixth streets. The event will feature pop-up retail, mobile food by The Rolling Wok, The Mediterranean Grill, Taco Loco, Gusto Pizza and Big City Burgers. Also featured will be a pop-up art gallery and a light art exhibit by James Ellwanger. Max Wellman will perform at 3 p.m. and Grand Marquis plays at 6 p.m. Free.

• The Des Moines Derby Dames roller derby team has its spring finale bout at 7 p.m. at 7 Flags Event Center, 2100 N.W. 100th St., Clive. The Dames will take on the Omaha Rollergirls, and the Crash Test Dolls will take on the Omaha Rollergirls’ AAA team. $14.